Umbrella for carrying overshoes



May 24, 1932.

M. MARSH UMBRELLA FOR CARRYING OVERSHOES Filed July 50, 1950 INVENTOR my Ala/vi BY 17a 1 ATTORNEY Patented May 24, 1932 UNITED S TES ABEL MARSH, or MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY UMBRELLA ron CARRYING OVERSHOES Application filed July so,

This invention relates, generally, to umbrellas, and the invention has reference, more particularly to an umbrella having anovel form of handle adapted to provide a receptacle for receiving overshoes, and particu larly ladies rubber overshoes, for use during wet weather or at times when an umbrella would normally be used.

y so providing an umbrella handle with the novel overshoe container means of this invention, the user is enabled by merely carrying the umbrella to provide herself, upon the occurrence of wet weather, not only with the umbrella, but also with a pair of overshoes or rubbers. I

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a novel'umbrella designed for carrying overshoes, said umbrella having a handle receptacle for receiving the overshoes, said receptacle being so constructed and arranged as to provide for the easy and quick insertion of overshoes thereinto as well as the removal of such overshoes therefrom.

Another'object of the present invention lies in the provision of a novel umbrella of the above character having a handle provided with a removable case or cartridge adapted to contain the overshoes.

Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularly enumerated, will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the same.

The'invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of the novel umbrella of the present invention and illustrates the handle in normal closed condition; v

Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrz-tting the overshoe case removed from the handle and opened preparatory to removing the overshoes therefrom;

Fig. 3 is a sectional 3-3 of Fig. 2,- and Fig. 4 is a vertical central View taken along line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference are employed in the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to Figs. 1 to 4 of the said View taken along line the novel umbrella of this 1930. Serial N0. 471,726.

drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates invention as awhole having a hollow handle 2. Handle 2 may be made of any suitable material such as a pyroxylin derivative and is illustrated for purposes of simplicity as of cylindrical shape, although it is to be understood that the principles of this invention are applicable to handles of any exterior configuration such as tapered or many sided handles and the like. Handle 2 has a closed inner end to which the central umbrella rod 3 is secured, as by threading. The outer end of handle 2 is open for receiving an overshoe case or'cartridge 4 formed preferably of sheet metal. Overshoe case 4 is of cylindrical shape and of such dimensions as to enable the same to'be readily slid endwise'into the hollow handle 2. The ends of case 4 are closed and access to the interior of this case is afl orded by a substantially rectangular opening 5 provided in the cylindircal surface of the case. The outer end wall 6 of case 4 is preferably made of the same material as the handle 2. End wall6 may be made in the form of a plug having a reduced portion 7 projecting into the end of case4 and held therein as by friction, or by projections 8 formed on case 4 and extending into recesses in the portion 7. End wall 6. is preferably of the same diameter as the handle2, so that with case 4 inserted into the handle, this end wall appears as the end of handle 2.

vCase 4 is provided with opposite bayonet studs 10 on its exterior surface, which studs are adapted to engage in bayonet slots 16 formed in the inner surface of the handle 2, to thereby retain the case 4 within the interior of the handle. A rectangular closure member or cover 11 is hingedly connected to case 4 for closing opening5. Closure member 11 is curved to conform to the wall of case 4 so that when this member closes aperture 5 its exterior surface is substantially flush with the exterior surface of the case4. Suitable meansis providedfor holding cover 11 in either its closed or open positions. The means illustratedin the drawings consists of a leaf spring 12 having its ends caught and held under lugs 13 formed on case 4. The central portion of spring 12 bears down upon the lower portion of a C member 13 which bears at its upper portion upon the outer extremity of a smaller C shaped lug 14 formed on cover 11. When cover 11 is fully open,the point of engagement of member 13 with lug 14 is positioned at one side of the line of pressure of spring .12, while when cover '11 is closed, the point of engagement of these members is at the other side of such line of pressure as will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Thus this closure means serves to cause cover 11 to push the contacts of the case inwardly thereof and retain this cover flush with the exterior surface of the casewhen the cover is in closed position.

In use, when ill] is desired to insert overshoes 15 zinto the umbrella handle, it is mere 1y :necessary to remove the case from the umbrella handle and, upon opening cover 11,

insert the overshoes or rubbers 15 throughopening 5:1I1130 this case. Case 4 is readily removed :fromthehandle 2 by merely turning end wall 6 and hence the case about its a longitudinal axissomewha't so'as to thereby release studs 10 from =.the bayonet slots :16, whereupon -.the case :may bedrawn directly out of the:interior of handle 2. Preferably the rubbers 'are twisted=together as shown in tthe drawings to facilitate their insertion through opening 5 but this is not =1essential. After :the insertion of (the :rubbers, the cover 1 1 ilS snapped closed and held =closed under the pressure :ofspring 12. Should any p01 tion of the rubbers :15 tend to protrude through 0138111115 25 the closing of cover '11 under :the action of spring =12;acts'to automatically;push such protruding portionsjinto the lnterior of cased so that such portions will not :interfere withthe easy insertion of the'case intohandleQ. (Jase lldSllOW' inserted into theopen end of handle 2 and upon insertingstuds 110 in bayonet slots '16, the end 6 is turned to thereby 'lockith'e studs iin the bayonet slots. The umbrella 11 may now "be carried about in the ordinary manner and upon \thGiOCCLII'IGDGG of "wet weather, the user has both rubbers and umbrella at her command.

ltwillibe apparent'that :in some instances, as :forithei sake of cheapness,'-th'e closure memher=or cover 11'may be omitted, in which case the rubbers '15must be held inwardly of the caseaias with the fingers while the ease is being inserted into-the handle.

It willbeapparent that theumbre'll'a handle 2 :may :be made of the same material as the case fl suchas metal :in some'instances, in whichzeven't the outer end wall6 of case 4 may be made integral with the main bodv of this case. :Also 'it will be apparent that t-hecase '4 may be retained within the handle by 'otherzmeans than the bayonet joints illustrated, ifor example, a threaded connection may be used.

or open ,positions,

overshoe case of proportions to conform to the hollow interior of said handle and insertable through said outer end into said handle, said overshoe "case having a closed inner'end and beingprovided with an opening in the side wall thereof for receiving overshoes, and an end wall for closing :the

outer-end of said overshoeca-se-and-the outer end ofsaid handle.

2. In an umbrella for carrying-overshoes, a hollow handle open at its outer end, 'an overshoecase shaped to conform to the hollow interior of said handle and 'Einsertahle endwise through the openouter "end of said handle into the anterior thereof, said :overshoe case being closed at-itsendsand'having an opening in the side wall thereof,-a closure member hingedly connected tosaid case for closing said opening, spring means for biasing said closure member toeither =closed said case having a bayonet connection with said umbrella handle.

3. In an umbrella for carrying 'overshoes, a hollow handle opened at its outer :end, an overshoe ease of proportions to conform to the hollow interior of said handle and insertable through said outer end .into said handle, said overshoe xcase having a closed a inner'end and-a closed .outerend and being provided with 'an opening :in the side wall thereof for receiving \oversh-oes, a closure member for closing said si'de wall opening to thereby retain overshoes therein, the closed a outer end of said overshoe case serving to close the openend of the handle whenrsaid overshoe ease is inserted thereinto, and fastening means on said-overshoe case for removably retaining the vsame within said handle.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto setmy hand this 16th day of-July, 1930.

I MABEL MARSH.

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